Winners
2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
90
2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
95
2022
God of War Ragnarök
Santa Monica Studio
95
2020
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog
95
2018
God of War
Santa Monica Studio
96
2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
98
2016
Dishonored 2
Arkane Studios
86
2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Kojima Productions
96
2014
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monolith Productions
84
Nominees
2023
Alan Wake II
Remedy Entertainment
93
2023
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Insomniac Games
82
2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Respawn Entertainment
85
2022
Horizon Forbidden West
Guerrilla Games
92
2022
Stray
BlueTwelve Studio
85
2022
Tunic
89
2021
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Eidos Montréal
81
2021
Psychonauts 2
Double Fine Productions
87
2021
Resident Evil Village
Capcom Development Division 1
87
2020
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft Montreal
85
2020
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch Productions
92
2020
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Moon Studios
91
2020
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Respawn Entertainment
83
2019
Control
505 Games
83
2018
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Ubisoft Québec
88
2018
Marvel's Spider-Man
Insomniac Games
90
2018
Red Dead Redemption 2
94
2017
Assassin's Creed Origins
Ubisoft Montreal
86
2017
Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games
89
2017
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo
97
2016
Hitman
IO Interactive
79
2016
Hyper Light Drifter
89
2016
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Naughty Dog
93
2015
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Ubisoft Québec
72
2015
Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady Studios
92
2015
Fallout 4
Bethesda Game Studios
85
2015
Ori and the Blind Forest
Moon Studios
88
2015
Pillars of Eternity
Obsidian Entertainment
81
2015
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Crystal Dynamics
87
2015
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD PROJEKT RED
92
2015
Undertale
Toby Fox
96
2014
Assassin's Creed Unity
Ubisoft Montreal
71
2014
Bayonetta 2
Platinum Games
91